Aikido of South Florida

Aikido of South Florida is a Traditional Japanese Martial Art School that has been established in Downtown Hollywood for 20 years and is recognized as one of the oldest Aikido schools in South Florida.

Aikido of South Florida was founded and is instructed by Stephanie Yap Sensei who believes that the training of Aikido extends beyond the study of techniques for self defense, but rather unifying our mind, body and spirit, our physical and mental prowess, through diligent practice. Our dojo follows the same disciplines taught in the Iwama, Japan dojo, a discipline that Sensei Yap has become quite familiar throughout the numerous years spent as an Uchi deshi (live in apprentice) under the late Morihiro Saito 9th dan, as well as the subsequent years after his death under the guidance of Hitohiro Saito Sensei.

Aikido of South Florida highly emphasizes etiquette and discipline in a traditional dojo environment in hopes of integrating these skills into the practitioner's everyday life.

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